Saddle vehicle

Abstract

A saddle vehicle includes an engine that is between a front wheel and a rear wheel and is mounted on a vehicle frame. The saddle vehicle includes: a rear fender at least partially covering the rear wheel from above; and an air cleaner between the rear fender and the engine; wherein the air cleaner is fixed to the rear fender.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A saddle vehicle including an engine that is between a front wheel and a rear wheel and is mounted on a vehicle frame, the saddle vehicle comprising:
 a rear fender at least partially covering the rear wheel from above; 
 an air cleaner between the rear fender and the engine; and 
 a support member attached to the vehicle frame, 
 wherein: 
 the air cleaner is fixed to the rear fender, 
 the support member is positioned vertically below the air cleaner that is fixed to the rear fender, and 
 the air cleaner has a bottom supported by the support member with a shock absorbing member interposed therebetween. 
 
     
     
       2. The saddle vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the rear fender has a fixed portion that is molded integrally with the rear fender and fixes the air cleaner, and 
 the air cleaner is detachably fixed to the fixed portion. 
 
     
     
       3. The saddle vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the rear fender is made of a resin material. 
 
     
     
       4. A saddle vehicle including an engine that is between a front wheel and a rear wheel and is mounted on a vehicle frame, the saddle vehicle comprising:
 a rear fender at least partially covering the rear wheel from above; 
 an air cleaner between the rear fender and the engine; and 
 a fuel tank configured to reserve fuel of the engine; 
 wherein: 
 the air cleaner is fixed to the rear fender, and 
 a labyrinth structure is positioned ahead of an intake port of the air cleaner, the labyrinth structure including a first wall projecting downward from a lower surface of the fuel tank and a second wall projecting upward from an upper surface of the air cleaner, and the labyrinth structure being configured to reverse a fluid flow from ahead between the lower surface of the fuel tank and the upper surface of the air cleaner. 
 
     
     
       5. A saddle vehicle including an engine that is between a front wheel and a rear wheel and is mounted on a vehicle frame, the saddle vehicle comprising:
 a rear fender at least partially covering the rear wheel from above; and 
 an air cleaner between the rear fender and the engine; 
 wherein: 
 the air cleaner is fixed to the rear fender, 
 the vehicle frame includes a pair of left and right frames, and 
 the air cleaner is configured to be installed and detached near the rear wheel to and from an accommodation space below the pair of left and right frames, and has a maximum lateral width which is larger than a distance between the pair of left and right frames. 
 
     
     
       6. The saddle vehicle according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 the air cleaner includes a cleaner container having a filter accommodating portion configured to accommodate a filter element, and an opening defined in an upper surface of the cleaner container and configured to allow the filter element to be installed to and detached from the filter accommodating portion, 
 the filter element is configured to be installed to and detached from the filter accommodating portion through a gap between the pair of left and right frames, 
 in a state in which the filter element is inserted into the filter accommodating portion, the cleaner container has an interior partitioned by the filter element, into an introduction space for an intake air and a guide space configured to guide the intake air which has passed through the filter element toward the engine, and 
 in a planar view, the cleaner container has a wall including a wall portion that corresponds to the filter accommodating portion and is sunk laterally inward from wall portions corresponding to the introduction space and the guide space.